At its May 2024 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed revisions to the “Program Resources and Student Capacity” policy and Application for Increasing Class Size proposed by the COA’s Standards and Policies Committee. The proposed revisions were made in order to comply with U.S. Department of Education guidelines and impact […]
The Barbara Farkas Memorial Fund
The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs has established the Barbara Farkas Memorial Fund. At the May 2024 COA meeting, the council approved a resolution recognizing the contributions that Barbara made to the Nurse Anesthesia profession. Click here to see the resolution. Barbara was an invaluable member of the COA team for over […]
COA Launches Call for Comments on the Standards for Accreditation
At its January 2024 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) approved the opening of a Call for Comments on the Standards for Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs – Practice Doctorate. This call is being conducted in accordance with the COA’s “Validity, Reliability, and Relevancy of the Council’s Standards” policy, which states […]
Statement on U.S. News Rankings
The COA has no involvement of any kind in the US News Rankings of nurse anesthesia programs. While the COA is aware that some universities and the public may place importance on the US News rankings, the COA does not promote the rankings or consider them in any accreditation-related decisions. The mission of the COA […]
Call For Comments on Proposed Policy Revisions
At its October 11-13, 2023 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed proposed revisions to select policies within its Accreditation Policies and Procedures Manual, including the “Capability Review for Accreditation” policy, “Distance Education” policy and application, and “Eligibility for Accreditation” policy. At the COA’s January 25-27, 2024 meeting, the COA reviewed additional revisions to the “Council Correspondence and […]
